Creating maintainable test suites for complex systems. The episode describes some complexities involved with hardware testing, then shares techniques for shifting complexity out of the test cases.

These techniques should apply to all test suites dealing with complex systems:

Links:

• Voltmeter
• Oscilloscope
• Spectrum analyzer
• Function generator
• Arbitrary waveform generator
• Wireless Communications Testers & Systems
• R&S CMW Platform
• SCPI - Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments
• VISA - Virtual instrument software architecture
• PyVISA: Control your instruments with Python
• pytest
• pytest book